Arizona has some of the strongest protections for property rights in the United States. For the past decade, Arizona’s Private Property Rights Protection Act has required state and local governments to compensate property owners when they adopt new rules that interrupt plans by those owners to use their lands. And then in May 2016, Arizona adopted new protections to guarantee that governments cannot make responsible property owners into outlaws by allowing guests to stay in their homes. This law means Arizona’s cities no longer can ban short-term rentals.
The Goldwater Institute believes private property rights should have similar protections in every state. But critics claim such laws prevent government from creating sustainable and livable communities.
The Federalist Society will host a nationwide teleforum debate this Thursday, July 14, at noon Pacific (3 p.m. Eastern) about Arizona’s protections for property ownership and their implications. Representing the Goldwater Institute, Christina Sandefur will square off with Grady Gammage, Jr., a national expert on land-use law and an Arizona real estate developer.